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Immediately recognized the album cover as Coldplay. Clocks is one of my favorite songs! Very interesting discussion. Thanks for your insight.

ECM is highly recommended by me too.

Quite a few artists i love arent releasing physical product. All that does is make me forget them. And move on to another artist.

Yeah I always go with black over the color variant if available

Sad that young music fans wont be able to take a physical copy to a concert and have it signed by the artist. Streaming is evil. 😅

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I refuse to buy white vinyl LPs. Cannot see it.

Buying vinyl isn’t “getting difficult” by any stretch of the imagination. 😂 People like you just aren’t happy unless you’re complaining about something new every five minutes.

Just to add to your colored vinyl dislike, why do albums have to be on 180g vinyl? I have some 70's albums that are really light and floppy but play brilliantly. It can't be very green to manufacture with dense vinyl.

Streaming has its place in media ..but its a souless experience...i remember going to buy Close to the edge by YES...in 72 holding it in my hands reading the sleeve notes for any hidden snipets. The alluring smell of the fresh vinyl was mesmerising ..as a 14 year old who saved up my money from his paperound...i felt like a millionaire..listening to the Album was a spiritual experience it effortlessly transported me to another time in space....i still have the original along with all the other YES and Genesis albums ..the Sleeve/ Cover artwork was futurustic and vibrant .Vinyl has that timeless quality of renaissance... what a time to be a teen ....unique memories/simpler times.and Vinyl is the time machine that allows me access to the past ... Rainy days in Glasgow Scotland..were a little brighter back then. Vinyl for me ❤....thanks for the video..really enjoyed ..subbed 😊

I do am not interested in buying overpriced records from anyone . I collect compact discs cheaper and great sound and easier to store i enjoyed your video. A few points i good not get a few artists albums because they were only download or on record i was disgusted these were new artists but in there wisdom they decided to sell over priced record of there album i refuse to buy records . This is vinyl revival is manufacted by the record industry to screw costomers the emperors new clothes springs to mind . I stream music but prefer a phyical copy in my hand a compact disc . Ryan Adams has been cancelled by the music industry he is a victim of woke culture i do not agree with this he has not been found guilty of any crime but still is been punishedd the only way to get his recent albums is by his website and some of his recents albums have been very good but thats another story . I believe that 1 day there no more internet many will disagree . I think the mystery album is the 2nd album from Coldplay . If i really want a album on phyiscal release i wait 2 examples The Smashing Pumpkins 2024 release and Jack white 2024 were first download or streaming i waited and eventually purchased both compact discs . I watched your end of years list u come across as patient and a music lover .

Hi Alex this is the first video of yours I've seen & you make many valid points. The album cover is Coldplay a rush of blood to the head all the best from Rob in Devon England.

The availability of vinyl depends with genre. Dance/techno has long ONLY been available on vinyl, and will remain so. Small indie bands are also more likely to continue maintaining vinyl as streaming is disproportionally favoring larger acts. So the disappearance act for vinyl will be in the mid-level pop music. In classics, particularly niche classics (I am into HIPP baroque, renaissance, and weird bowed string instruments), vinyl has long ceased to exist. CD or bust. -- Re waiting and missing out on vinyl: preorder. No problem. There are a few artists who release physical media in minute quantities. Glaring's latest 30 tapes sold out in under 3 hours. I was too slow. That annoys me and makes me less likely to support the artist in any form.

Hi Alex. Interesting video. Perhaps vinyl will always be a niche area, but it will be interesting to see if the 24 data shows any increase in sales or better hasn't shown any decrease. I don't think the 'coolness' factor has worn off over here in the UK yet but buyers are I think are cautious because of cost, so remain choosy. I recently had to import an album from the US as I couldn't get it here. I know that album cover, but I won't say who the artist is unless no one else gets it. I think your home audience may struggle as they are much more known over here.

And I agree with your comments. I search for CD quality digital downloads from eg Bandcamp or Qobuz when physical media are not available.

Thanks for the shoutout! Surprised no one else go it. I’ve lived with that album for nearly 60 years, it was an exciting time to be a teenager.

In a little bit of a rant mode, are we? I feel you... Bands have to wait for their vinyl pressing because of the 35 different vinyl pressing of our dear Taylor Swift... Just like a few years back, the pressing plants were clogged with Adele's latest album... I get you with color pressings but I never had any issue with cleaning dust... what is really hard to see sometimes is the groove, like when you want to cue a specific song.. it can be really hard to find. For once, the unknown album is not so unknown (to me at least): Coldplay - A Rush of Blood To the Head their second a still decent album. Cheers.

Mood ring is very good indeed

I used to have the limited edition CD/DVD of Beck’s “Sea Change” and thought the audio on the DVD music videos was phenomenal. I really regret not making a backup before selling it long ago, as copies are now pricey.

If you haven't already heard of her, give Grace Bowers a listen - new album "Wine on Venus" and lots of TH-cam presence

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For those who had difficulty finding Adrien Linker - her name is Adrianne Lenker

Alan Parsons albums "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" and "I,Robot". David Gilmour's eponymous first solo album. Speaking of Gilmour and Parsons, is "Dark Side of the Moon" too obvious a choice?

The only album on your list i currently own is the Sarah Jarosz and it’s one of my favorites. Will enjoy exploring some of the others. And…the unknown album was one of the first I ever purchased as a teenager in the sixties! Bringing it all back home…

No need for the MoFi version of 'Sea Change', the regular vinyl is spectacular! The best sounding record I currently own is RCA Living Stereo - Ravel/Munch 'Daphnis & Chloe'. The one I don't agree on is 'Pet Sounds', I don't think that it is sonically great, to be honest I think it's a very overrated album. I like the 'reconstructed' SMILE much better, certainly also sonically.

Give a try with Jonathan Wilson - Gentle Spirit, some Chicago, Radiohead, Daft Punk, Talk Talk (Spirit of Eden, The color of Spring)

We have a very similar taste and several of the same picks for our list. Mine is a little more eclectic, as you'll see :) 69. Ray LaMontagne- "Long Way Home" 70. Frost*- "Life In The Wires" 71. Max Richter- "In A Landscape" 72. Rosali- "Bite Down" 73. The Secret Sisters- "Mind, Man, Medicine" 74. Hot Water Music- "VOWS" 75. Jerry Cantrell- "I Want Blood" 76. Emilie Weiss- "Resonance" 77. Microwave- "Let's Start Degeneracy" 78. Khruangbin- "A LA SALA" 79. Andrew Bird + Madison Cunningham- "Cunningham Bird" 80. Willie Pearl- "Willie Pearl" 81. Amskray- "Die Happy" 82. Pat Matheny- "MoonDial" 83. Futurebirds- "Easy Company" 84. The Dead Tongues- "I Am A Cloud" 85. Michael Kiwanuka- "Small Changes" 86. Mark Knopfler- "One Deep River" 87. Kyle Church- "Doxology" 88. Phoebe Go- "Marmalade" 89. plantoid- "Terrapath" 90. Beachwood Sparks- "Across The River Of Stars" 91. Beta Radio- "Waiting for the End to Come" 92. Smashing Pumpkins- "Aghori Mhori Mei" 93. Monkey3- "Welcome to the Machine" 94. Matt Pond PA- "Call and Response" 95. A Swarm of the Sun- "An Empire" 96. Yosef Gutman / Peter Broderick- "River of Eden" 97. Songs Of Birdland- "Bach (Piano Lullabies)" 98. ROLE MODEL- "Kansas Anymore" 99. Tiny Habits- "All For Something" 100. The Pineapple Thief- "It Leads to This"

Thank you for your list. Even though Americana is not really my thing I appreciate the difference from other lists. Plus it's a good way to discover new music/artists. I'm going to give a listen to some of them. Thank you. As usual I'm clueless about the unknown album, though it seems a little familiar... I can't pinpoint it. Good luck everyone

Looking forward to listening to this list of albums!

If you want to listen the best sound on hifi i found: Clique from Patricia Barber on 32 bits or DSD.

Tea For the Tillerman-Cat Stevens, Dark Side Of The Moon-Pink Floyd, and I've Got The Music In Me-Thelma Houston and Pressurecooker. That's it. Three LPs and anyone can 'show-off' a hi fi system.

Shelby Lynne IS THE NO. 1!!!

GREAT SOUNDING FOR HOW LONG BEFORE NEEDLE TO VINYL WEAR DEGRADES EVEN THE BEST MAINTAINED EQUIPMENT? THE VERY NATURE OF THE VINYL FORMAT IS BASED UPON DEGRADABILITY AFTER REPEAT PLAYS,LIKE ANY KIND OF TAPE FORMAT IS BASED UPON SHREDDING AFTER REPEAT PLAYBACK. BOTH INHERENTLY DEGRADEABLE FORMATS UNLIKE LASER BASED CDS. THIS VINYL REVIVAL OF THE LAST 20 OR SO YEARS IS NOTHING BUT A BIG SCAM. OVERPRICED VINYL AND SMUG ANALOG SUPPOSED SUPERIORITY MIXED WITH NOSTALGIA. CDS ARRIVED IN THE MID 80S BECAUSE OF VINYL ANALOG INFERIORITY. IN EVERY AREA. SKIPPING AND WARPING OF EVEN NEW VINYL. CONTINUAL DEGRADATION WITH REGULAR LP PLAYBACK VS NONE WITH LASER BASED DIGITAL CDS. MUCH LESS SPACE NEEDED TO STORE A LARGE CD COLLECTION VS BUCKLING WALL SHELVES AND MILK CRATES EVERYWHERE WITH A LARGE LP COLLECTION. THE NEED TO DUPLICATE LPS ONTO TAPE AND LATER FILES FOR PORTABLE PLAYBACK VS EASY CAR CD PLAYER PORTABILITY. BEYOND THE ANALOG VS DIGITAL APPLES AND ORANGES DEBATE CD WINS HANDS DOWN. NO CONTEST. CDS ORIGINALLY OVERPRICED BUT NOW DRASTICALLY LOWER IN PRICE THAN VINYL. I HAVE CDS NEARLY 40 YEARS OLD THAT PLAY LIKE NEW. VERY LITTLE MAINTENANCE BEYOND CLEANING AND PROPER HANDLING AND STORAGE.. TRY CONTINUALLY PLAYING A 40 YEAR OLD VINYL LP REGARDLESS OF THE HIGH QUALITY EQUIPMENT BEING USED. VINYL IS THE DOMAIN OF DIEHARD LUDITES AND YOUNG FANS OF THIS INHERENTLY FLAWED FORMAT WHO WEREN'T AROUND IN THE LATE 70S AND EARLY 80S WHEN CDS OVERTOOK AND REPLACED A CLEARLY INFERIOR FORMAT IN SOUND PORTABILITY AND STORAGE. YOUTH HAVE BEEN SOLD A BILL OF GOODS AND A LIE. IT NEVER GOT BETTER THAN THE CD AND TRYING TO IMPROVE ON THE LAST HANDS ON COLLECTIBLE FORMAT IS LIKE TRYING TO REINVENT AND IMPROVE UPON THE WHEEL. THE IRONY HERE IS THE FACT THAT WHILE VINYL ENTHUSIASTS CLING TO AN OLD FLAWED FORMAT THEY HAVE THE NEED TO CONTINUALLY UPGRADE TO THE LATEST I-PHONE TECHNOLOGY. DESPERATE TO HANG ONTO A ROMANTICIZED BUT VERY FLAWED FORMAT YET BY CONTRAST WOULDN'T BE HAPPY WITH A FLIP PHONE AND SOMEHOW TRYING TO MERGE OLD RETRO VINYL TECHNOLOGY WITH THE LATEST IN I-PHONE TECHNOLOGY. DOESNT MAKE MUCH SENSE

An overlooked album I think sounds amazing is ‘Crime of the Century’ by Supertramp. Engineered by Ken Scott.

Have you heard Diane Schuur singing "Sure Thing" ?

You left out Kevin Gray as a superb master engineer. And his studio Coherent Studios

Kid A Close to the Meddle Take 5

I buy both CDs, cassettes and records. I do buy more CDs, and listen to them more. I don’t like streaming, or the sound. Also I love the felling I get from listening to physical media.

This was, IMO, one of the most informative & useful video posts on this subject. I bought several of the CDs that you recommended here & they all sounded great. Yes, a great sounding stereo system really does make a difference. Thanks for posting this fine video & for keeping it all about the musical performance. I would be grateful if you could find the time to post a Part 2 to this CD evaluation. Thanks Again for your good work here.

No Mariah nor Whitney? Hmmm okay!

hi, new here (actually subscribeed!😜and took notes). Thanks for your help. Good job…clear. not a vinyl guy but will look for these on apple music. may you be well

I think from Windham Hills I heard Turtle Island String Quartet album Spider Dreams,great album.

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Ima cd 💿 seller in 2024 ima open my own business and keep supporting artist and buying cds 💿 and selling them Let’s pray 🙏 that the cd 💿 revival comes back in 2025 better sound quality is better than streaming and the streaming services will get wauyyyy more expensive 😅😅😅😅😅 let’s b

Impulse recordings are excellent

There a few cd's by Peter Wolf (J Geils band) that are a little diffent and interesting with overall good sound. "Midnight Souvenirs", "Sleepless" and "Fool's Parade". They are worth a listen and I enjoy them for an eclectic mix.

Good call on the Dave Brubeck's Time Out, definitely on my list. Another one I would recommend is Arne Domnérus' Jazz At The Pawnshop.

Gillian Welsh did not have her album cut. She went out and bought a lathe and cut it herself.

"The Music of Espionage" by 'Spies', 1988 Telarc edition. If you know.... you know.

Any Porcupine Tree